Ethan Banks joins the podcast to share more insights on Cisco’s recent announcements around SD-WAN and upgrades to its WLAN controller. Innovium leaves a clue about whether its ASIC found its way into a new Cisco switch, and Google Cloud turns to Oracle for its new CEO.

Hyperscales put up $26 billion in CapEx in the third quarter of 2018, the United States presses allies to avoid Huawei gear, and Cisco snaps up a British software company that targets service providers.

Apstra adds new features to its Intent-Based Networking software, new research says the United States is the most expensive mobile data market in the developed world, and a New York Times article pokes holes in the hype around the health benefits of standing desks.

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About Drew Conry-Murray

Drew Conry-Murray has been writing about information technology for more than 15 years, with an emphasis on networking, security, and cloud. He's co-host of The Network Break podcast and a Tech Field Day delegate. He loves real tea and virtual donuts, and is delighted that his job lets him talk with so many smart, passionate people. He writes novels in his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @Drew_CM or reach out at [email protected]